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  • Selections for Leopardstown – Mar. 2nd 2026

    Selections for Leopardstown – Mar. 2nd 2026

    2.25: GREY JUDE (DAN KING/CONNOR KING) 2.55: PETIT SECRET (SEAN CLEARY-FARRELL (4*) /WILLIE MULLINS) 3.25: EL FABIOLO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.55: BETTER TIMES – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/SONNY CAREY) 4.25: MONBEG PARK – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/JACK FOLEY) 4.55: ONETHREEFIVENOTOUT – EW – (JAMES SMITH (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.30: MENTO (PADDY MULLINS/TOM COOPER)

  • Mixed bag for the ladies

    Mixed bag for the ladies

    Any sportsperson, in an individual pursuit or a team based one, can only work with the hand of circumstances they are dealt. So yes, the Meath Ladies have had to adjust to life without Vikki Wall, Katie Newe, Orlagh Lally, Aoibhin Cleary, Monica McGuirk, Emma Troy, Aoibheann Leahy, Stacey Grimes,Kerrie Cole, Shauna Ennis and Maire…

  • Meath repel Mayo spirit to maintain promotion hopes

    Meath repel Mayo spirit to maintain promotion hopes

    MEATH… 0-20 MAYO… 1-12 With those considered to be the strongest teams in the division, Laois and Kerry still on their ‘to do’ list, Meath certainly won’t be getting ahead of themselves. At the same time, though, they can only deal with what’s in front of them on a given day. To that end, most…

  • Another task ticked off the list but nothing on the shelf yet

    Another task ticked off the list but nothing on the shelf yet

    MEATH…1-21 KILDARE…0-10 Balancing gut feeling with reality can be a very tricky task indeed. Six days ago, from a certain angle, Meath were somewhat unlucky to come away from Pairc Ui Rinn empty handed, yet an objective analysis would also conclude that they left enough waste behind them to have had the game won. Tonight…

  • Chips off old blocks out to lay their own foundations (updated 2.21pm, 28/2)

    Chips off old blocks out to lay their own foundations (updated 2.21pm, 28/2)

    If, like me, you are the least bit nostalgic or superstitious, it’s hard to which element is most exciting. The fact that Eamonn Murray is back looking after a Meath Ladies team again. Or to look at the pedigree of some of those with whom he is working. To see a McKeigue from Navan O’Mahonys…

  • Ladies try their hand at musical chairs

    Ladies try their hand at musical chairs

    With the maddening practice of teams releasing bogus team sheets becoming as big a pandemic as the Covid yoke was a half decade ago (sic) there are times when one wonders is it worth writing pieces about  team announcements at all. Yet persist we must, if for no other reason than the fact the people…

  • Selections for Navan – Feb. 28th 2026

    Selections for Navan – Feb. 28th 2026

    1.18: HYGGE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.50: GALILEO DAME (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.25: CHOSEN DIAMOND – EW – (PHILIP DONNOVAN (3)/EDDIE CAWLEY) 3.00: SAN HILARIO (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.35: JACOB’S LADDER (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.08: FOUND A FIFTY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.43: FEMME MAGNIFIQUE – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE/PAUL KIELY)

  • Greville gives things a shake up before heading into the west

    Greville gives things a shake up before heading into the west

    Johnny Greville has made three to his Meath team ahead of tomorrow (Saturday) ‘s NHL Div. 2 encounter away to Mayo. Into the side come Anthony Healy, Lorcan O’Connor and Sean Doyle. With Conor Levey (injured), Joey Cole and Damien Healy making way. Furthermore, there are a number of highly significant positional alterations. The experienced…

  • Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 27th 2026

    3.50: DONTSPOILASALE – EW – (JUILIAN PIETROPAOLO (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 4.25: GREEN TESTIMONY (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.00: CISTERNA – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/ANDY SLATTERY) 5.30: OCEAN MANIFEST (JACK KEARNEY (3)/STEPHEN THORNE) 6.00: OUTLAW MAN (LEIGH ROCHE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 6.30: DAONEDATGOTAWAY (REESE HOOLAHAN (7)/MARK FAHY) 7.00: GAUCHER (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.30: CASAMORATI (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)

  • Doing the right thing won’t make you popular

    Doing the right thing won’t make you popular

    When my late father was into his eighth decade, he got to venture into an area of horse racing (which he adored all his life) which none of us would have ever thought possible. Particularly yours truly. That is to say, through a very special friendship out of what was once a business relationship with…

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